Effects of drafting on hydrodynamic and metabolic responses in front crawl swimming

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 837-843

  Janssen, Mirka ^a,b   Wilson, Barry D ^c   Toussaint, Huub M ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Drag; Optimal position; Pressure measurement; Triathlon

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; DRAFTING; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; MALE; METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESSURE; SWIMMING; TOE; WATER FLOW;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SPORTS; SWIMMING; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650091975     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31818f2a9b     Document Type: Article

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